Mop and wringer therefor.



Patented May I3, I902 E. HILKER. MOP AND WBINGER THEREFOR.

(Application filed Aug. 26, 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

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UNITED STATES Y PATENT ()E IC ED-WAR'D HILKER, OF'OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS.

Mo.P AND WRINGER THEREFOR.

SEECIEIGATIQN formingpart of Letters Patent N 0.'699,953, dated May 13, 1902. Application filcd Angust 26, 1901. Serial No. 73,339. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern: I 5

Be it known that I, EDWARD-HILKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as .will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. The objects ofmy invention are to provide a combined mop and wringer which shall be so constructed that the mop-cloth may be twisted or wrung so as to extract the water therefrom without soiling the hands of the operator and in which the crank used for twisting or wringing the cloth may be operated with either hand of the operator. 7 Another object of the invention is to retain the cloth when it is being used as a mop directly under the block or body, so as to prevent it slipping to one side thereof. Still another object of the invention is to provide means for guiding the sleeve which carries the crank-handle on the mop-handle, so as to prevent said crank turning thereon when not desired. v

Other objects and advantages of the device will be set forth in the subjoi-ned description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in .theart mop-cloth removed. Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation of the sleeve and gear used for adjusting the mop-cloth and for wringing the same, and Fig. 4 is a detached view of a hook or holder for one end of the mop-cloth.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout'the difierent views of the drawings.

in the present instance is shown as being a rectangular-shaped block of wood, but which maybe .of anyother suitable material. This body is formed with an open-ended slot a, which provides prongs a, thus furnishing a'bifurcatedblock-= or body. Between the prongs a andabo'ut' the middle of the body is pivotally secured one end of the mop-handle B, which has extending longitudinally thereon a wire or rib b to act as a guide for the sleeve F, which com prises a cylindrical ,portion G, which surrounds'the mop-handleand has in its upper portion a slot g to receive and engagea pin or projection g on the handle. the slot-g extends longitudinally in the cylindrical part Gandthentran'sverse] y and termi nates in a recess, so that the pin g may readily 'enterthe slot, when by turning the sleeve F it will fit in the recess thereof and hold said. sleeve in its raised position, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. l of the drawings. Extending from the cylindrical portion G is a bracket 9 whichhas-on its free portion a cylindrical part h, in which is journaled the shaft h of the hook or holder H, used for one end of the mop-cloth I, which is preferably made'in' the form of a hank or loop. Near its upper end the cylindrical portion G of the sleeve F is provided on one of its sides with two lugs 9 through suitable openings in which passes the crank-shaft G, which is provided at its end with a handle or knob g to be used for operating the gears employed for twisting the mop-cloth. Fixed on the upper end of the shaft h of the hook or holder H is a beveled gear L, whichzmeshes with a similarly-shaped gear M, which is fixed on the end of the crankshaft-G, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. Each of these gears is provided on itsouter-surface near the central opening therein with lugs m, which are located a slight distance apart, so as to receive therebetween the bent portions 4% and m of the shafts h and G,respectively,

thus aifording a convenient means for fixing said gears on said shafts. The cylindrical portion G of the sleeve is provided with a A represents the body or mop-holder,which As is clearly shown in the drawings,

ends of the shafts h and G and have found this construction to be a convenient one for fixing the gears on the shafts, yet I do not desire to be limited to said means, as I may secure them on the shafts in any other suitable manner.

Secured to the bodyor mop-holder A, and usually at its sides, is a bail E, which is preferably made of wire and has its outer ends 2 overlapping each other and bent inwardly toward the end of the body, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This bail may be made of one piece, as shown in said figure, in which case it may be employed to form the axis for the mop-handle. The mopcloth I is secured at one of its ends to the transverse portion of the bail E and at its other end to the hook H, the inturned portion 'i'of which will prevent said end being accidentally disengaged therefrom. When the mop-cloth is in the form of a hank or loop, it may be secured on the bail E by passing it between the ends- 9 thereof, when said end will pierce the middle portion of the cloth and hold it in such a manner as to be evenly distributed under the body or block.

To use the mop for wiping or scrubbing, it is only necessary to slightly raise the sleeve F until the pin g is freed from the recess in the slot g, when by turning the sleeve F in the proper direction the pin will pass out of the slot and allow the sleeve to slide down on the handle, where it may be stopped by a suitable projection r, in which operation the block or body A may be swung on the pivot of the mop-handle B, so that the mop-cloth will lie under the body, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. When it is desired to wring the water from the mop-cloth, the sleeve is raised on the mop-handle to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, when by turning the crank-shaft the said cloth will be twisted and the water extracted therefrom, as is apparent.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination of a bifurcated body, with a handle pivotally secured thereto, a bail secured on the body and extending crosswise one of its ends, a sleeve movably located on the handle and having means to fix it thereto, a rod or shaft journaled on said sleeve, a mop secured at one of its ends to said rod or shaft and at its other end to the said bail, and means to rotate the shaft, substantially as described.

2. The combination with abifurcated body, of a handle pivotally connected thereto between its prongs, a bail secured on the body and extending crosswise one end thereof, a rib secured longitudinally on said handle, a sleeve movably secured on the handle and having means to fix it thereto, a shaft journaled on said sleeve, a mop secured at one of its ends to said shaft and at its other end to the bail, and means to rotate the shaft, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a bifurcated body, with a handle pivotally connected thereto between its prongs, a mop connected to one end of said body, and means movably secured on the handle and connected to the other end of the mop to raise, lower and twist the same, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a bifurcated body, of a handle pivotally connected thereto be tween its prongs, a bail secured on the body and extending crosswise one end thereof, a sleeve movable longitudinally on the handle, a shaft journaled on said sleeve, a beveled gear on said shaft, a mop connected at one of its ends to said shaft and at its other end to the bail, a crank-shaft journaled on the sleeve at right angles to the first-named shaftfand a beveled gear on the crank-shaft, substantially as described.

EDWARD HILKER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. C. TILLMAN, HATTIE A. THOMAS. 

